Am I a Spiritist?

By Sylvain Alquié, n of Toulouse; pamphlet in-12, price: 50 c. Toulouse, Caillol et Baylac bookshop, 34, rue de la Pomme.

The author, a new adept, knew Spiritism only through the diatribes of the journals concerning the Davenport brothers, when the first article published by the journal Discussion (See the Spiritist Review of February 1866), having fallen under his eyes, in the café, made him see it in another light and led him to study. It is these impressions that he describes in his pamphlet; he passes in review the reasonings that led him to belief, at each of which he asks: Am I a Spiritist? His conclusion is summed up in the last chapter by these simple words: I am a Spiritist. Written with elegance, clarity and conviction, this pamphlet is a wisely reasoned profession of faith; it merits the sympathies of all sincere adepts, to whom we consider it a duty to recommend it, regretting that the lack of space prevents us from justifying our appreciation by means of a few quotations. LETTER TO THE DIRECTORS AND EDITORS OF THE ANTI-SPIRITIST JOURNALS. By A. Grelez, retired administrative officer. Pamphlet in-8º; price: 50 c. – Paris, Bordeaux, in the principal bookshops.

This letter, or rather, these letters, dated from Sétif (Algeria), were published by the Bordeaux Spiritist Union, in its numbers 34, 35 and 36. It is a clear and succinct exposition of the principles of the doctrine, in response to the diatribes of certain journalists, whose false and unjust appreciations the author refutes in polite terms. He does not boast of converting them, but these refutations, multiplied in cheap pamphlets, have the advantage of enlightening the masses on the true character of Spiritism and of showing that it finds serious defenders everywhere, who need nothing but reasoning to combat their adversaries. We owe, then, thanks to Mr. Grelez and congratulations to the Bordeaux Spiritist Union for having taken the initiative of this publication. SPIRITIST PHILOSOPHY extracted from the divine The Spirits’ Book, n by Allan Kardec; by Augustin Babin, of Cognac. 1 vol. in-12 of 200 pages; price: 1 fr. n THE GUIDE TO HAPPINESS, or General duties of man through love for God; By the same. Pamphlet in-12 of 100 pages; price: 60 c., n NOTIONS OF scientific, psychological and moral ASTRONOMY, by the same. Pamphlet in-12 of 100 pages; price: 75 c. – Angoulême, Nadaud et Cie. Bookshop, 26, rampart Desaix. n We shall point out that the epithet of divine is given to The Spirits’ Book by the author, and not by us. It characterizes the manner in which he regards the question. Mr. Babin is a Spiritist of long standing, who takes the doctrine seriously, from the moral point of view. These three works are the fruit of a profound, unalterable conviction, sheltered from all fluctuation. He is not an enthusiast, but a man who has drawn from Spiritism so much strength, consolation and happiness, that he considers it a duty to help propagate a belief that is dear to him. His zeal is all the more meritorious because it is wholly disinterested. He declares that he places his books in the public domain, on condition that nothing in them be changed nor the price increased. He has been so good as to place at our disposal a hundred copies, for free distribution, for which we beg him to accept our most sincere thanks. Allan Kardec.

Paris. — Typ. of Cosson et Comp., rue du Four-Saint-Germain, 43.

[1] [Suis-je spirite ? - Google Books.]

[2] [Philosophie spirite, c’est-à-dire psychologique et morale, extraite du divin “Livre des esprits” de M. Allan Kardec - Google Books.]

[3] [Le guide du bonheur, ou Devoirs généraux de l’homme par amour pour Dieu (par Augustin Babin) - Google Books.]

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[Notions d’astronomie scientifique, psychologique et morale (par Augustin Babin) - Google Books.]